Columbine HS victim Cassie Bernall – gunned down by killers Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris for professing her faith in God – is becoming a modern-day martyr and role model for Christians.

Her courageous “yes” at gunpoint when asked whether she believed in God has become the choice subject of sermons throughout the country and has transformed the 17-year-old into a powerful symbol of faith.

Pastor David Epstein of the Calvary Baptist Church in Midtown is one of those preaching her inspirational lesson.

“Cassie lost her life because she had the courage and the faith to say, ‘I believe in God,'” he said.

“She was definitely martyred. She bore witness of her faith and died because of it. She is truly an inspiration,” added Epstein.

Pastor Vincent Sawyer of the Faith Baptist Church in Corona, Queens, said the teen’s bravery in the face of death is empowering.

“It took courage and conviction for her to declare her faith, knowing that she would be killed for it.”

Randall Balmer, an American religious history professor at Barnard College, said there has been an “extraordinary” movement to designate Bernall a martyr, something that has not been done in the Protestant faith since the 1500s.

“This is really quite extraordinary. The flames of martyrdom are being fanned by these various preachers who apparently have embellished the story as they have told it. It takes on a life of its own,” he said.

“At some level, it’s an attempt to make sense of an essentially senseless act. It also speaks to the kind of universal human hankering for role models.”